Animas Wildlife Solutions
About Us & Our Solutions
About Us
Animas Wildlife Solutions serves Southwest Colorado and Northern New Mexico, including Durango, Bayfield, Pagosa Springs, Ignacio, Aztec, and surrounding areas. Living in our beautiful towns surrounded by wilderness comes with many benefits, but can also come with the challenge of protecting the boundaries between where we live and where wildlife thrives.
Matt Territ is NWCOA (National Wildlife Control Operator Association) Certified with proven experience in Four Corners wildlife solutions. He and his family live on their small farm outside of Durango, Colorado, and are avid rafters and homesteaders, believing in stewardship of the land for current and future generations.
As animal lovers, it is important to our team that humane, pet-safe solutions are offered for the removal and entry prevention of nuisance species in residential, commercial, urban, and rural settings alike.
Our core values are demonstrated in all we do. We are:
Local Community Members
Professional
Compassionate
Our Mission
To protect the boundaries between your home and the home of wildlife in our beautiful region, and provide humane, pet-safe, and certified solutions to provide total peace of mind.
About Our Solutions
Rural Solutions
Wildlife doesn’t always respect fences! Properties outside of towns and cities are often affected by prairie dogs, gophers, and other wildlife species that can negatively impact livestock and agricultural activity.
Our custom solutions keep your property’s needs in mind.
Urban Solutions
Your property within city limits is not always free from challenges with wildlife. Skunks, raccoons, bats, and more can pose safety risks for you and your family, including pets.
We are respectful of neighbors and city requirements as we provide solutions for your wildlife challenges within city limits.
Residential Solutions
Protecting your family, pets, and neighborhood is paramount when it comes to wildlife entering your residential property. Avoid the negative side effects of sharing space with raccoons, bats, packrats, and more with Animas Wildlife Solutions’ customized support.
Commercial Solutions
Whether you are a property manager, commercial property owner, or a tenant affected by nuisance wildlife in a commercial space, removal and eradication solutions are within reach.
Animas Wildlife Solutions provides support for commercial locations with minimal effect on businesses and operations.
Trapping
We humanely and efficiently trap wildlife or nuisance species.
Exclusion
We seal gaps, cracks, and openings to keep pests from entering your space.
Relocation
Depending on the species, we may be able to relocate wildlife.
Ethical Removal
We are trained and certified in humane methods for wildlife removal.
Pet Safe Solutions
Never spare a concern for your pet’s safety –– Our solutions are 100% safe.
Certified Support
We are National Wildlife Control Operators Association (NWCOA) certified.
Solutions by Species
Prairie Dogs
While they may seem cute, prairie dogs pose unique challenges for property owners.
Prairie dogs have been shown to carry a flea that carries the bubonic plague, and their burrowing habits can lead to extensive damage, including:
- Compromising structural integrity
- Posing tripping hazards
- Harm to livestock, including broken limbs due to stepping in holes or on destabilized ground
- Damage to equipment
Controlling these issues requires a humane approach that considers both property and wildlife. Implementing exclusion techniques, such as fencing, can deter prairie dogs, while habitat modification, repellents, and other mitigation techniques provide additional solutions.
Collaborative efforts with neighboring properties are essential, as prairie dog populations may persist if not addressed collectively. Our team specializes in addressing these concerns, ensuring a safe, eco-friendly resolution for both homeowners and wildlife.
Gophers
Gophers, though small, can wreak havoc on properties, prompting the need for swift and effective removal.
These burrowing rodents pose risks to lawns, gardens, and crops, causing aesthetic damage and compromising plant health. Their extensive tunnel systems lead to soil erosion and create hazardous conditions, increasing the likelihood of tripping accidents. Property owners may witness diminished agricultural yields and landscaping woes due to gopher activity.
Our wildlife exclusion experts specialize in humane solutions to mitigate gopher-related issues, preserving the integrity of your property. Our treatments are both pet-safe and conscientious, ensuring a responsible resolution to gopher problems.
Bats
Bats, often protected species, require specialized expertise for humane removal and exclusion. We are NWCOA certified to handle these situations, ensuring compliance with regulations.
While essential for ecosystems, bats can pose health risks to humans:
- Their droppings (guano) can carry diseases
- Their presence in attics or crawl spaces increases the risk of histoplasmosis, an infection caused by a fungus that thrives in bat droppings.
Our wildlife exclusion services prioritize both public safety and bat conservation. We implement ethical removal methods, securing properties without harming these beneficial creatures. Trust us to navigate the complexities of bat removal and exclusion with certified expertise.
Skunks
Skunks, although striking in their appearance, carry risks such as rabies transmission and the release of a stinky, long-lasting spray which impacts people and pets alike. Property owners face potential damage to landscapes and structures due to skunk burrowing habits.
Humane and discreet removal of skunks can help keep balance in your neighborhood, especially in states like Colorado where relocation is restricted. Our certified team excels in ethical skunk removal and exclusion, prioritizing the safety and comfort of residents and pets. We ensure a swift and humane resolution, adhering to local regulations.
Raccoons
Raccoons, known by some as the “trash panda,” can pose serious risks to people and pets. For example:
- They may carry diseases such as rabies
- They are known to inflict harm when cornered
- Their penchant for scavenging leads to property damage and potential pet confrontations.
Our expert team specializes in swift and humane raccoon removal, particularly in states where relocation is restricted. We employ efficient removal methods that comply with local regulations. With training and experience, we ensure a rapid, yet compassionate, resolution to raccoon issues, safeguarding your property and the people and pets who live there.
Birds
Bird control focuses on humane exclusion and deterrence rather than removal. For example, woodpeckers can be deterred by sealing their holes with sheet metal painted to match the surface, preventing further damage. Reflective visual deterrents are also effective, as the light disrupts their behavior. By implementing these exclusion techniques, we help protect your property without harming the birds.
Other Wildlife
We specialize in removing and excluding wildlife larger than a mouse and smaller than a bobcat. If you have questions about rattlesnakes, badgers, marmots, and beyond, reach out to us to learn more and receive a free quote.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you use poisons? Are these poisons a danger to my pet or other wildlife?
We utilize carbon monoxide to safely remove nuisance animals by causing asphyxiation, eliminating the risk of secondary poisoning that may occur with other methods.
We use a PERC machine (stands for Pressurized Exhaust Rodent Control), which is a state of the art device designed to pump carbon monoxide into burrow systems. This method, in addition to being safe, is also a humane and pain-free approach to dispatch targeted rodents.
Are you able to relocate the species I need help with?
Relocation of wildlife is species-dependent and location-dependent. Each state has its own regulations about whether certain wildlife can be removed from a property.
For example, in Colorado, skunks are not allowed to be relocated, but must be treated on the premises and removed, but some other species may be able to be removed with special permitting.
Bats, however, are federally protected, and cannot be killed unless providing a direct threat to the safety of humans or severe property damage (which, believe it or not, even one small bat can cause massive damage). So no matter the state, we would look at relocation and exclusion solutions.
We stay up-to-date on Four-Corners states’ laws and regulations to ensure our solutions comply with current legislation.
How can I prevent nuisance species from returning to my property or home?
The strategy of “wildlife exclusion” is the preventive solution to avoid wildlife issues recurring in your home, in your building, or on your property. Sealing cracks and entrances, creating fencing, and installing deterrent features are some methods regularly used.
It may be necessary to encourage neighboring property owners to also adopt preventative measures, especially concerning prairie dogs and gophers.
How much time does it take to implement your solutions?
Although we’d love to provide a guarantee on timeframe, each solution is customized to your particular wildlife issue, and is determined by:
- the species being addressed
- the property, home, or building being affected
- the solution selected, whether treatment, removal, relocation, or exclusion
We do, however, ensure a quick response time to your request, and prompt kick-off of agreed-upon solutions.
What payment methods do you accept? How can I pay?
When services are completed, we will send you an invoice to your email of choice.
If you would like to pay with a credit card or debit card, you can click the “Pay Now” button in the invoice email.
We do offer a percentage (%) discount for cash or check payments.
Checks can be mailed to:
Animas Wildlife Solutions
169 Meadow Rd
Durango, CO 81303
If you did not receive an invoice, or have other questions, call us at (970) 880-2230.